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Donald H. Harrison is the publisher and editor of San Diego Jewish World.
Harrison began his journalism career in 1962 on the UCLA Daily Bruin. Following graduation he joined the staff of the Associated Press, and later became politics writer for The San Diego Union. Afterwards he pursued a career in tourism, helping to establish San Diego’s Cruise Ship Program as well as Old Town Trolley Tours of San Diego. He also wrote for such Jewish publications as the San Diego Jewish Press Heritage and San Diego Jewish Times before starting San Diego Jewish World in 2007.
Don’s latest work is the three-volume Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5.
He is the author of six previous books. Those with links may be obtained on Amazon.
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With Great Power…The Stan Lee Story by Epix 1821 pictures, 2012, 80 minutes, ISBN 0788616153. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Stan Lee (né Stanley Martin Lieber) started in the comic business in the 1930s by perfecting the character “Captain America,” and watched the industry grow in the 1940s. He suffered a setback in the […]
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The Elected and the Chosen: Why American Presidents Have Supported Jews and Israel by Denis Brian; Gefen Publishing House, 978-965-229-598-9, 415 pages including bibliography and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –The nice thing about writing a biography about someone who is no longer living is that the record of the person’s life is
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–When I wrote my editorial reluctantly endorsing Mitt Romney, I anticipated that there would be many people who would disagree with me. I had such a difficult time deciding the right course of action, it was only natural that other people pondering the election could reach different conclusions. Some supporters
Israel must be a major concern in presidential race Read More »
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The Surgeon’s Wife by William H. Coles, AuthorHouse, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4567-6255-1, 201 pages, cover price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — There are a handful of Jewish characters in this novel about two surgeons who struggle over the love of a woman and the ethics of offering surgeries to help obese people
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Editor’s Note: The following column is in rebuttal to SDJW’s “reluctant endorsement” of Mitt Romney By Norman Greene SAN DIEGO — In the half century that I have been voting, I have always concentrated on the candidate, rather than the party. I have tried to discern his intellect, his passion, his commitment to issues and
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Bobby Greene doesn’t like to take credit. She typically defers to her husband Norman Greene, who is the current president of the Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History. Sometimes, she even tries to say my biography of Louis Rose was responsible . But we
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–I am very thankful for the “mute” button on the television’s remote control. That way I don’t have to listen to the strident ads by which San Diego mayoral candidates Carl DeMaio and Bob Filner and congressional candidates Brian Bilbray and Scott Peters, and all their respective “independent” backers, presumably
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–For Jewish voters who love Israel but consider themselves liberal on social issues, this is an agonizing presidential election. There is no way to get all that we want. Clearly President Obama is far more likely to protect women’s control over their own bodies, or gay couples’ right to marry,
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Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A German school principal and teacher bearing gifts from their K-4 students in the elementary school of the small town of Neuhaus-an-der-Oste in the far north of Germany helped on Monday, Oct. 22, to formally inaugurate a sister-school relationship at Cabrillo Elementary School that is based,
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– There’s a new resource in town for anyone interested in the Jewish experience in San Diego: A Time to Remember: The First 150 Years, a beautifully printed, hard-cover book detailing the experiences thus far of Congregation Beth Israel and its historic forerunner, Congregation Adath Jeshurun. The book was
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The other night at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, I had the opportunity to moderate a debate between two presidential surrogates. Mat Kostrinsky, who lost a close race to be a San Diego city councilman from the 7th district, spoke in behalf of President Barack Obama. Arie Lipnick, regional
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — When people ask carpenter David Swanson how big the ship now under construction on a parking lot at Spanish Landing will be, he responds, “Oh, about 30 cubits by 40 cubits.” It was probably a coincidence that his allusion relates to “Noach,” this upcoming weekend’s Torah portion.
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Philanthropist, business leader and Democratic activist Murray Galinson on Wednesday evening, Oct. 17, decried the lack of civility among political candidates in contests for offices up and down the ballot. He told a meeting of the Beth Israel Men’s Club that it wasn’t always like that, citing his experiences as
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –After the first debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, I wrote how pleased I was that it had been a civil exchange, in contrast to those nasty political commercials that fill the airwaves. But the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul
Street brawlers for President? Read More »
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